Gretchen Rubin Quotes

Take care of difficult calls or emails as quickly as possible. Procrastinating just makes it harder; getting them done gives a big boost of relieved energy.

Gretchen Rubin

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EnergyCareTake CareDonePossible

As I grew up and began identifying myself as a feminist, there were plenty of issues that continued to make me question marriage: the father 'giving' the bride away, women taking their husband's last name, the white dress, the vows promising to 'obey' the groom. And that only covers the wedding.

Jessica Valenti

MarriageFatherWomenMyselfDress

When I first joined SAG, there was another John Reilly. My dad was John Reilly, too, but growing up I was John John. Nobody in life calls me John C. It's more like, 'Hey you, Step Brother!'

John C. Reilly

LifeStepBrotherMeGrowing UpYou

In truth, in the fairy-tale version of bailing out Lehman, the next domino, A.I.G., would have fallen even harder. If the politics of bailing out Lehman were bad, the politics of bailing out A.I.G. would have been worse. And the systemic risk that a failure of A.I.G. posed was orders of magnitude greater than Lehman's collapse.

Andrew Ross Sorkin

FailureTruthPoliticsBadRiskOut

Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.

John Milton

NothingMoreRightSelf-EsteemJust

There could have been more planning in New Orleans, but you look at all the devastation that happened there - have we gotten to 3,000 deaths yet? For that magnitude of a disaster, that's not all that bad.

John Hickenlooper

PlanningYouLookBadNewMore

Winter makes a bridge between one year and another and, in this case, one century and the next.

Andy Goldsworthy

WinterBridgeYearNextCentury

I was always interested in the possibility maybe of finding my way into a big adventure.

Trenton Lee Stewart

AdventureFindingWayAlwaysBig

I don't believe in fate, because I'm not spiritual, but things do seem to work out.

Rob Zombie

WorkSpiritualBelieveFateOut

When I came into office, I could have kicked the can down the road for a little while, or I could do the right thing.

Luis Fortuno

Do The Right ThingRoadDownOffice

My son is healthy and happy, so that's all that matters to me.

Christina Aguilera

SonHappyMeHealthyMatters

There's a certain elitism that has crept into the attitudes of some in journalism, and it played out perfectly over the issue of these little American flag lapel pins.

Brit Hume

AttitudeAmericanJournalismFlag

I want to stretch myself as much as I can whilst I can, just work and try all different things and have a good time.

Annabelle Wallis

WorkGoodTimeMyselfI CanWant

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